EQ Setup for the Behringer DSP-1100P and 1124P

For those who are still using this equipment 

I am going to be quite simplistic on describing how to do the programming but it may save you some headaches. Assuming that the Behringer 1100P or 1124P is in a rack of some kind, and cabled up correctly, proceed as follows. Press the power button on the right side of the unit. The lights should come on and the display Labeled "DUAL ENGINE PROCESSOR" will read " - - ". This symbol indicates that the unit is in the same status as putting the unit in pass through. No equalization or other functions of the unit are online. If another number appears in the display, don't worry about it, just turn the large black knob with the finger hole in it until the number 1 appears. You can start programming on any number but for this example we will start with number 1 or what we will call our program number 1. It is the same thing. As you turn the knob, there is a little dot at the bottom right of the number in the display. This tells you that the program is loading and is not ready to operate until the dot goes away. There may be several lights or no lights lit in the area of the display labeled " 24 FB-D Parametric Filters". Each lit segment represents one of the 12 filters available on each level. You can use from one to all of these filters.

The first thing you want to do it to shut all filters off so we can start programming program 1 as we like starting at ground zero with all filters off. To do this select the first filter of program 1 by pressing the filter select key. As keys are pressed they light up. Press the filter mode key and look at what mode the filter is currently in. There will be an indicator of the status of the filer displayed in the little window.  Move the finger knob either clockwise or counterclockwise until you find the "OF", without quotes, for OFF mode. When you make the change to OF the red store light will start to flash. Press the red store key twice and the first filter in program 1 should be OF for OFF and indicate so by the shutting off the light on the display. Press the filter select key again and move the finger knob until a 2 is displayed. Again press the filter mode key and turn the finger knob until the OF is displayed. Press the store key twice and continue this procedure until all the filters are off and there are no lights displayed on the filter display. There is an easier way to shut off all current filters in a program,  it involves storing the filters in program "- -" to the new program, but use the method I gave you to get used to the functions keys. The other method is to go to "- -" position on the unit and press store once. Now rotate the big black knob to any open program you are not using but want to program. Once the little light in the right bottom of the display goes off press the store key twice and all lights in the filter area should be out and you can start programming. There is the possibility that when you select program number 1 that all the filters are off, but use this procedure to make sure they are. You will learn later that you can just change the parameters of filters without shutting them off first, but doing this little exercise will get you used to moving the big finger knob and selecting between the filter select key and the filter mode key, and give you a little confidence that you can at least do a little programming on the unit. Once you press the store key twice, the changes are kept in memory and you will not have to reprogram them again.

Now we are ready to enter a program of our own. None of the buttons/keys are time dependent, so don't feel pressured to do anything until you are ready. In this write up, I use both words key and button, they mean the same thing.  You can't really hurt anything, other than having to go back and maybe reenter some commands. Now, I will tell you the sequence of what buttons to push and then I will give you a table of what I put in each button. When you start making changes to a program, the red store light will start to flash. You don't have to press the button twice until you are all done programming for a program. Not even between filters just at the end when you feel you are done with a complete program. Of course it does not hurt to press it anytime.

Press the filter select button again. and make sure the display says 1. Press the filter mode but this time turn the finger knob until the letters PA for Parametric is displayed. Now press the Frequency button and turn the finger knob until the amount as indicated for frequency I have listed in the table below is found in the display.  Press the Fine button and enter the corresponding number from the table below into the display. The Bandwidth and then the Gain with the numbers again as indicated in the table below. Now do press the store button twice and a red light on the 24 FB-D display should be on. You have programmed filter 1 in program 1.

Now press the filter select button and turn the finger knob to 2 and repeat the same procedure as above using the table below for each button and then press store twice. Continue this procedure until all filters you desire are entered. In my program I use all 12 filters, in this example but you can use as many or few as you want. I enter this all into Engine L or left channel, but you can just as well use Engine R or the right channel. Of course then you would have to have cabled to the input and output of the right channel. Be sure that the IN/OUT light is on and green. 

That's all there is to programming. If you want to do another one based on the one you just did, put the finger now on program 1, remember the little dot will light when you change from one program to another. Hit the store button once, move the finger knob to another empty program like 4 for example and hit store twice. Now you have a copy of what was in program 1 stored in program 4. You then can modify this program and if you don't like it go back to 1 and use it or restore it into the same or other slot and do your modifications again. Remember to keep a good paper or computer record of what is programmed in each program so you can go back and reenter it if needed.

Now the table of what I have in each area. Remember this is for my environment and may not fit you, but it will get you started. These settings are for the Yaesu FT-1000MP. A Kenwood table will be found in the Kenwood setup section of this page.

An EQ That works on a FT1000MP for me.

 You may have to make changes after you first get this one going. Again remember, this EQ is for me and you may sound bad using it. I give it here as a starting point and you may want to play with it to make your audio sound the way you want. This table was last updated on 3/21/04. You may want to reduce the gain on the lower end. Items marked in red and **** represent fairly significant changes. 

I am using a Heil gold line pro with this EQ. This is a starting point for the FT1000MP and you will have to work with it to match your voice and other equipment. 

Kenwood TS850/DSP-100

An EQ for the Kenwood TS-850SAT that works for me

These are my current EQ settings using the equipment that I now have in my chain. Try both and see if they work for you. Updated 4/15/04  

This is the original EQ before I got the new microphone and preamplifier. This is an EQ that is pretty standard for most guys running the TS850 and DSP-100

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